Mr. Jonathan G. Katz
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0609
Reference: File No.S7-19-03
Dear Mr. Katz:
I oppose the proposed regulations concerning Director nominations for several
reasons as follows:
(1) the recent Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has just taken effect and should
improve the Director selection process. The full impact of this new law has
not been observed yet.
(2) The independant nominating committee is the best method for selecting
Board members who have the requisite qualifications and diverse backgrounds.
(3) Shareholder nominees will almost all be special interest nominees and
will not serve or represent all shareholders.
I hope these comments will be useful to you in your consideration of this
proposed rule-making.
Sincerely,
John R. Butler,Jr.
Director and Audit
Committee Chair
Anadarko Pet. Corp.